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I'm sure there are plenty of people in the US susceptible to added sugars, but the issue with a lot of these sorts of studies is they don't take into account individual dietary needs. That said, when looking at ALL sugars, I eat anywhere between 76 to 232 of my calories from sugar (diet with 1930). But that's including…

Huh, I didn't know EatSmart made bathroom scales. I really love their food scales. If my current scale dies, I may look into that. So far I've been pretty happy with my Health-o-meter digital scale.

Frozen custard from culvers. I always wanted two scoops when I was younger, then I saw the calories were by scoop ... and scoops tend to actually be hefty and over the count of what's just one scoop ...

I usually don't log coffee or tea. I drink both straight up. Sometimes I'll add some honey to either one of those if I have a sore throat or have something vocally intensive to do that day, but I'll log the honey. I used to count it as water, but I stopped logging water.

There are quite a few reasons people will exercise for weight loss. One, you can eat or drink more when you're working out. Exercise also will help you sleep better, ease anxiety, be more flexible, not get winded climbing stairs, etc. Exercise will also help your body shape look better as you lose weight. More importantly,…

Nah, I get the same way with pasta as well. I use zucchini for the noodles now. I'm never as hungry hours later after cutting regular noodles out. Even if I am hungry, I saved quite a bit on calories as well and can afford a snack, like handful of almonds, in my daily needs. I'll usually have a hard boiled egg (78…

Are there any soups you like? They are typically lower in calorie as meals, even ones with less healthy ingredients, due to the amount of added water content. It's a good way to fill you up for less calories. As for pasta, I like to use a spiralizer to make noodles out of a zucchini. And I find zucchini goes really well…

Thanksgiving and Christmas aren't going to really be much of a setback as long as you avoid the extra foods people bring into work or other places. Limit yourself just to what you have at home, and if you have a lot of left over cookies and such, be that person who brings it to your workplace and wreck everyone else's…

There's been no studies that have proven it to have an effect on humans for weight loss, though there have been some indications that not forcing a long fast period in the evening can disrupt your circadian rhythm. If you're eating later and find you're not resting as well, then go ahead and cut that back. But if you're…

I wouldn't ever eat less than 1,200. As for workouts, you're safe eating back 50 to 60% of the calories burned off, and you'll still experience weight loss if you eat back all of them, just at a slower pace than your goal. One of the reasons people perceive MFP's calorie calculator as broken is because of how many people…

It depends what you mean by strict. If you're completely giving up entire food groups to lose weight, that's generally going to just result in binging. One thing I do to help with cravings, though, to naturally reduce my desire for unhealthy foods is to follow a food craving chart such as this one. Heck, it even helped me…

It's the calories. The idea behind the low-fat/fat-free craze was that you could eat more food by avoiding fats because fat has 9 calories per gram while protein and carbs have 4 calories per gram. So they'd replace fat content in foods with high fructose corn syrup to keep foods the same amount of grams while lower…

I used to cook a lot in a crockpot or make multiple portions of meals at a time. Getting a solid rice cooker with steaming basket is great, too. A standard ramen-noodle-cheap meal I'd make with a rice cooker is 2 cups (uncooked) rice, bag of frozen broccoli and a package of extra firm tofu. Add the rice with whatever…

I've flipped my hardest months to Spring and Summer. It used to be Fall and Winter that'd do me in because Fall has all of the seasonal beers I love and ends with Thanksgiving feasting, and then by Winter I just want to lock myself in and eat junk foods. Having Christmas and all the snacks and New Years back to back are…

Diet adjustments are the only way to truly keep weight off. Weight lifting is more effective at helping keep the weight off than cardio is without diet adjustment, but the gains aren't nearly as high as following CICO. A pound of lean muscle burns more sedentary calories than a pound of fat, so this is what the trainer is…

I always eat back at least some of my workout calories, especially with foods that are rich in complex carbohydrates and protein. I'm wanting to build lean muscle mass, so you need to feed your body if that's a goal of yours. MFP's exercise calories don't deduct the amount of calories you'd be burning for being sedentary,…

I wouldn't be too worried about it. When was the last drastic change in your exercise routine? When you start doing anything that affects your muscle groups, they begin to retain more blood, water and glycogen which will cause a rise in over all weight. This takes 2-4 weeks for your body to regulate out, so you may one…

I walk to a running trail nearby (round trip walk is about 1.5 miles, though I usually extend it to about 1.75) and then run on an outdoor trail that's 1.25 miles three times a week. Twice a week, I do some circuit training on calisthenics and weights--situps, crunches, leg lifts, pushups, squats, planks, pull ups, chin…

I've plateaued in my results recently, but I just added strength training last week. When doing research, a lot of people say it's normal for them to gain 3-5 pounds for the first couple weeks due to increased water retention, glycogen and blood in the muscles to repair themselves. I'm due for measuring myself this…

I was supposed to be moving into my apartment this weekend, but it got pushed back a full month...so one more month without full kitchen control. On the plus side, I went ahead with adding strength training this week.

I don't know if my life is really worth envying, lol.

Transformers: Robots in Disguise isn't the same series though! ... or is that Hasbro's ultimate plan?

I'm Tim. I work public relations for BronyCon. A bunch of us on BC staff want to get in shape for next year's con, so we're having a friendly fitness competition among ourselves to encourage healthier lifestyle. Since it's all volunteer work, and lots of work year round, fitness can easily slip to the wayside between this…

This hiatus is brutal...

Technically I've been trying for a few years now. Nothing was very effective for me in recent years, so I focused first one making some better lifestyle choices of what I eat. A couple months ago, I started strict calorie counting for my first time, though I wasn't keeping a calorie journal. It was really effective, and I…

Berry Punch. Gotta stick with some of the party ponies.